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A. E."TURNBULL, OF lUPPER SANDUSKY, GHIO;

Letters Patent N o. 94,672, dated September 7,11869.

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The Schedule referred to'n these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

Tov all 'whom it may concern: v

Be it known that I, A. E. TURNBULL, of Upper Sandusky, in the county of Wyandot, in the State ot' Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Camera-Stands for Out-Door Photographing; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,

and exact description of the construction end opera- .tion ofthe same, referencebe'mg'had to-the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a perspective view.

Figures 2, 3, and 4 are enlarged sections of the most indistinct and important parts oftig. l.

This invention consists in i'orrning,by the arrangement, a. very light, strong, and convenient support for cameras when required to be placed on uneven ground' pieces E Epivoted to them, and which are screwed to the frame D, making a. universal joint. The upper ends of the rods A A slide through the slides F F, thus support-ing the front oft-he frame D.

The said frame is also braced by the brace G G, which is secured at its upper end to the fi'ame D by the universal joint S, tig. 2, and is fastened by anniversal joint to the slide R, at its lower end, figs. 1 and 3.

This slide has a thumb-screw in it at N, by which it can be lengthened or shortened.

The back of the frame D is. supported bythe eX- tension-leg H, which is constructed ofthree strips of wood, the two upper of which are' fastened together, and the third slides between them, and is kept in place bythescrew and clamp L.

-The top of this leg H tits into the socket W, which is attached by a universal joint to the frame D.

The rods AA, and leg H, have, at their lower ends, screws inserted, which-answer the purpose of spikes,

`to prevent the legs slipping, and can also be screwed into any soft substance, which will secure greater steadiness and prevent its being upset.

The operation is as follows:

Byloosening the screws in the slides FF Gc, `the rod AA can be slid, in case of the ground being too low or high, or the other rod A in a. like manner.

The stand is placed at any angle by the screws D and N.

A further description is hardly necessary, as it will readily be seen, that by properly adjusting the diierent. parts, the stand can be placed in almost any placeA desired.

. What I cEim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The slides ,C C, F F, and R, the sliding brace G .Gi

and its connections, the screws V V V, and` extensionleg H, connected as described, or the whole of the devices explained, to operate separately or in connection with each other, for producing the results in the manner and for the purpose herein described, the whole to operate substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth. Y

A. E. ATURNBULL. Witnesses:

D. D. HADY, GEORGE MYERS. 

